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Saturday, July 26, 2014

How to use your Annual Report effectively for fundraising & Legal Compliance

Workshop for NGOs of Gujarat to learn how to create an Annual Report that serves as a powerful fundraising tool and to understand legal compliance issues, especially about changes in the recent Finance Bill. Sign up for the workshop on 7th August in Ahmedabad.

GuideStar India and Centre for
Advancement of Philanthropy (CAP) are delighted to organise, in association with
Blind Peoples’ Association, a one-day workshop on the important topics of:

How to use your Annual
Report effectively for fundraising

&

Legal
Compliances

About the workshop

Your annual
report is a powerful tool to communicate, in your voice, the story of your
non-profit organization's activities and accomplishments during the past year.
An insightful annual report would help the reader understand the challenges
faced by your organisation, your plans to accomplish your mission, and the
support you require. A report on activities with summarised financial
information and disclosures on compliances enhances your credibility and
inspires confidence. Pushpa Aman Singh – Founder & CEO, Guidestar India
will conduct a highly interactive session to help you think through the content
of your Annual Report and prepare a concise template
that is sure to provide users of your report, particularly donors, all the
information they seek. She will explain the
what, why and how of making your Annual Report a powerful fundraising tool. The
session will include a step-by-step approach. Please bring you latest annual
report and audited financial statements so that you can get answers to specific
questions.

The
legal requirements for NGOs in India are many under the Income Tax Act, FCRA
and as per acts governing trusts, societies and nonprofit companies. Most
donors look for organisations that are legally compliant and those that also
disclose details of compliance with applicable laws of the land. Over the
years, we have witnessed tighter requirements in the Income Tax Act. There are
key changes impacting NGOs as introduced in the recent Finance Bill. Many NGOs
are yet to fully comprehend and practice changes as per FCRA 2010. Mr Noshir
Dadrawala, CEO of Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy will help you
understand the implications for your NGO and the steps you need to take be
legally compliant. He will explain in simple terms and use examples that will
help you understand a complex subject. He will also address common questions.

Who should attend?

Chief Functionaries, Finance Heads, Fundraising
& Communications Managers. We recommend that you nominate two persons (one
from Programmes/ Fundraising/ Communications and one from Finance/ Accounts).

The
workshop will be conducted in a mix of English, Hindi and Gujarati.

About the Speakers

Noshir
Dadrawala:

Noshir H. Dadrawala has studied
law and especially non-profit law and has been passionate about the
philanthropy sector. Noshir has been the Chief Executive of the Centre for
Advancement of Philanthropy (CAP) right since its inception in 1986. In his
capacity as CEO, Noshir is consulted for advice on matters such as the choice
of set-up of non-profit organizations, integrated legal and fiscal compliance,
tax exemptions and deductions, Foreign Contributions Regulatory Act (FCRA) and
good governance best practices and the Legal Aspects of Corporate Social
Support & CSR. He has been invited as a guest speaker at many international
conferences. He has also conducted seminars and workshops for the grant making
and development sector across the country and is avisiting faculty member at
leading business schools.

Recently with the mandatory CSR,
he has been a speaker at many forums about the implications of

Section 135 of the new Indian
Companies Act 2013 . This includes the Deutsche Bank, CII – Pune, CII- Mumbai
among others and Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy. Even before CSR became

among others have availed of his
expertise while forming their CSR units or corporate foundations.

His international affiliations
include serving on the board of the International Centre for Nonprofit

Law (ICNL) and serving as a member
of the Asian Philanthropy Advisory Network (APAN).

Pushpa Aman Singh:

As the Founder,
CEO of GuideStar India (2009), Pushpa set up GuideStar India to systematically
organise information of India’s vast and complex voluntary sector in a globally
trusted and user-friendly fashion. She draws on her vast experience in the
financial services industry to make the portal easy for NGOs to self-report and
add great value for users through verification and due-diligence.Pushpa’s approach to NGOs and the philanthropic community is influenced
by her long association with GiveIndia. She loves to create reporting tools and
frameworks that capture verifiable facts and inspiring stories. She has been
successful in establishing linkages across networks and sectors to build the
philanthropy eco-system in India.

Pushpa has
conducted numerous workshops for NGOs and corporates, and, is a popular speaker
about the Indian NGO Sector. Pushpa is a member of the Learning Series
Committee of the CredibilityAlliance and is on the Partnership Advisory Group of TechSoup Global. She is also a
member of CII’s Industry-Civil Society Interface Committee and the Pro-bono
Task Force of India@75.

Details of the Workshop:

Day & Date: Thursday 7th
August, 2014

Time: Theregistrations will
start at 9.30 am and the workshop will end at 5.30 pm.

Food and refreshments: Mid morning tea, lunch and afternoon
tea will be served

Once
the payment is received, you will receive a confirmation mail from GuideStar
India within 2 working days. If you do not hear from us, please send a mail to info@guidestarindia.org

About the Organizations

Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy (CAP)

Since its founding in 1986,
the Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy (CAP) has helped
philanthropic organisations comply with the complex web of legal issues
governing charitable giving in India.CAP specialises in all legal matters concerning the Trusts/Societies
Act, Income Tax Act, Foreign Contributions Regulations Act (FCRA), and a host
of allied laws and good governance and management practices.

GuideStar India

www.guidestarindia.org is a globally trusted, fully
searchable portal of reliable and comparable information of over 4500 NGOs.
Its powerful search engine allows individuals, corporate, government and
other institutions to access repository of NGO information within minutes. As
outreach and due diligence partners for several institutions and corporates,
GuideStar India connects NGOs to several opportunities for fundraising,
capacity building, recognition, volunteering and donations. GuideStar India
educates and equips NGOs to embrace best practices in transparency and public
accountability for greater social impact.

Blind
People's Association

Blind People's Association is a
professional organization which believes in providing equal opportunities to
all categories of people with disabilities. Consistent with the philosophy,
it works for providing education, employment opportunities, equal rights and
quality life for them. Since 1984, BPA has continuously strived to provide
employment opportunities to people with disability. During the last five
years, it has been successful in providing employment to as many as 1500
people with Usability who are presently employed in public as well as private
sectors and are capable of handling important assignments in banks, railways,
hospitals, restaurants, etc

For
details/clarifications: Please write an email to info@guidestarindia.org.You may also call and speak with Lathika/
Geeta at 022 26856900/98/99.

If you
know other NGOs who could benefit from this opportunity, please forward this
mail and encourage them to apply